CVE-2008-6479 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can force authenticated users to change their passwords via CSRF, leading to account takeover in Parallels Virtuozzo.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6479?
CVE-2008-6479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the "change password" feature in the VZPP web interface for Parallels Virtuozzo 25.4.swsoft (build 3.0.0-25.4.swsoft) allows remote attackers to modify the password via a link or IMG tag to vz/cp/pwd.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Parallels Parallels Virtuozzo.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6479 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6479 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gfh7-6m9h-pgf9.